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   Namibia: Ruling party newspaper sued for defamationWINDHOEK: The executive director of the National Society for Human Rights (NSHR), Phil ya Nangoloh, threatened to sue the ruling South West Africa People's Organisation's (SWAPO) mouthpiece, Namibia Today, for N$250,000 (US$31,250) in defamation after the paper called him a “pathological liar”. 26 Aug 2009 08:49 Beauty pageant turns uglyNamibia's Informanté newspaper recently complained that the organisers of the Miss Namibia beauty pageant have refused to grant the newspaper entry to the pageant for coverage. 6 Jun 2008 08:02 Cricket Australia tries to corner image marketCricket Australia (CA), the governing body of one of Australia's favourite sports, is trying to force all photographers and agencies to sign a new contract before they enter the cricket grounds. 13 Dec 2007 06:42 African nations agree to $1 billion Indian satellite projectA critical mass of countries are signing on to a plan for India to invest $1 billion in the Pan-African e-Network satellite project, a joint initiative with the Africa Union aimed at developing the region's information and communication technology (ICT) infrastructure. 30 Nov 2007 12:04 Four young Kenyans become mobile reporters“This is a great opportunity to promote responsive journalism and democracy in Kenya,” says Munene Kilongi. He is standing in a street in Nairobi while he is sending his report on the elections in Kenya from his mobile phone. 22 Nov 2007 06:56 NAB 'owns' in NamibiaNAB Africa now offers its advertisers the full spectrum of the Namibian market after being awarded the representation of the Namibian Sun, a new tabloid to be launched by Democratic Media Holdings (DMH) on 21 September 2007. 14 Sep 2007 11:24 APEX awards now Cape to CairoThe Advertising Performance Excellence (APEX) awards have just increased in magnitude following a decision by the custodians of the awards, the Association for Communication and Advertising (ACA), to extend entry to the rest of the continent. 28 Aug 2007 13:28 Army chief's wife assaults journalistThe wife of the Zimbabwean army attacked a journalist covering opposition party activity in the capital. 2 Aug 2007 12:43 Botswana's BTC accused of using advertising spend to influence editorialGovernment communications company is allegedly denying advertising to newspaper in retaliation for critical story. 2 Aug 2007 12:42 Zimbabwe's newspaper industry grapples with rising costs[Dumisani Ndlela] Escalating printing and newsprint costs are conspiring to create a nightmare for the newspaper publishing industry in Zimbabwe, battling to survive under a volatile economic environment and legislative controls largely considered draconian. 31 Jul 2007 11:45 Zapiro zaps the competitionJonathan Shapiro, the South African cartoonist who was detained by the apartheid regime – and is now being sued for defamation by a high-ranking member of SA's present ruling party – has seen off tough competition from other African cartoonists and won the Cartoonists Rights Network 2007 award for courage. 12 Jul 2007 11:41 Namibian editor and publisher face defamation suitsOn 25 April 2007, The Namibian newspaper reported that its editor, Gwen Lister, and The Free Press of Namibia, the company that owns and publishes the newspaper, were instructed to pay N$7 million (approximately US$1 million) to the Palazzolo family, or face legal action in the form of five defamation suits. 26 Apr 2007 16:21 NAB Africa moves into the Public Eye
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The Newspaper Advertising Bureau (NAB) Africa has added Lesotho newspaper, Public Eye, to its stable, adding to its existing footprint of newspapers in Namibia, Botswana and Swaziland. 
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